''Grylloblattella'' is a genus of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three ...
s in the family
Grylloblattidae
Grylloblattidae, commonly known as the icebugs, or ice crawlers, is a family of extremophile (psychrophile) and wingless insects that live in the cold on top of mountains and the edges of glaciers. They belong, along with Mantophasmatidae (rock c ...
found in the
Altai-Sayan region
The Altai-Sayan region is an area of Inner Asia proximate to the Altai Mountains and the Sayan Mountains, near to where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together. This region is one of the world centers of temperate plant diversity. It ...
of Central Asia. It contains 3 species restricted to montane environments in southern Siberia (Russia), China, and Kazakhstan.
Species
These species belong to the genus ''Grylloblattella'':
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Grylloblattella cheni''
Bai, Wang & Yang 2010 – type locality:
Ake Kule Lake,
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
, China
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Grylloblattella pravdini''
Storozhenko & Oliger 1984 – type locality:
Teletskoye Lake
Lake Teletskoye (russian: Телецкое озеро, lit=the lake of the ; ) is the largest lake in the Altai Mountains and the Altai Republic, Russia, and has depth up to 325 meters.
Situated at a height of above the sea level, the lake is ...
, Russia
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Grylloblattella sayanensis''
Storozhenko 1996 – type locality:
Sambyl Pass, Russia
Habitat
They are found in rocky streams and
talus fields, including low-elevation
microhabitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
s that are cold and humid. Unlike some other
grylloblattids, they have not been found at montane sites.
''Grylloblattella'' forage on snowfields at night. They are also often also active during the day in rocky habitats.
References
Grylloblattidae
Insects of Russia
Insects of China
Fauna of Kazakhstan
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